The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-23
CITY NOTES.

Yesterday was u DtdutiIui uoy eho"6A
q little chilly in the shade. The sunny
side of buildings were very popular with
those who were on the streets.
Interest in the city election is warm
ing up as the time approaches. just two
weeks will elapse before we shall know
who will fill the offices for the next year.
The Masons are requested to meet at
the lodge room at o'clock p. m. to-day,
FOR the purpose of attending the burial 'f
their late brother. Mr.. l.. Richmond.
All visiting Masons in good standing are
cordially invited to be present
Messrs. Nj. W. King & Co. have a new
advertisement and some special notices
this morning, to which we call attention
They are closing out preparatory to
moving the stock to Jacksonville, and
will sell the goods low enough to suit all
Mr.. Palmer Rogers, of Baltimore, Nj.
d., who owns the charming place at
Nashua known as the ''Rogero, Is IN
the city and guest of the Saratoga. IL
has been eight years since MIR. Rogers
visited his place. He goes up to see 1t
this morning
MIR. c. w. Skinner. of Elmira, n. Y,
who owns considerable property in this
county along the line of the Florida
Southern railroad. is a guest of the
Putnam House. AS all good tourists
should do he called and renewed his
subscription to the PALATKA News.
The members of the State Dental AS
ISOLATION are making active preparations
for the annual meeting which takes
place in Palatka on the 9th of April. 1t
promises to be more largely attended
than any previous session, and many in
teresting papers to the profession have
been prepared, which will be read.
The Old Folks Concert is being fire.
quently rehearsed, and will be presented
to the public Immediately after Lent.
The rehearsals give indication of most
pleasant entertainment, and large
crowd will no doubt be present. The
entertainment will be given for the bene-
fit of st. Marks Episcopal Church
The foot of Lemon street is the very
place for city market. A pier could
be built and a large building erected on
it, and all the meat dealers and green
grocers could have stalls there. and the
people could get up their dinners from
the various stalls without having to run
all over town to see what was offered for
sale.
A gentleman, of East Paiatka, a short
while since shipped a lot of oranges by
rail to New York. paying five cents more
on the box to insure quick transit The
fruit was Just twelve days en- route. A
little later he shipped another lot via th'
ocean steamers, which arrived in New
York just five days afterwards, and at {
cost of five cents per box less freight
The railroads will have to stir up.
The steamer Sylvan Glen, now run
ming in the daylight line between Palatk;
and Sanford, will be sent North in a few
weeks, where she will be run between
Newark, N. j., and Coney Island. an,
the Anita. her consort, will be sent t
Boston, after being thoroughly over
hauled The steamers now ON tn
regular line will be kept here all summe
to do the freight and passenger traffic o
the river.
Sumter Court. after a two weeks ses
sion, closed on Saturday last Judg
Wigg, States Attorney. succeeded
convicting eight criminals, two of theI
for capital offenses, during the three la
days of the court, and sentence has bee
passed on them Marion Court opene
yesterday, and promises to be long an
interesting session. The criminal caller
der is a long one, and some of the prison
ers are to be tried for heavy offenses.
Henry Jones. a worthy old colors
man who lives in Palatka Heights, nes
the j., T. & X. w. Railroad, is the late
victim of the thieves who have bee
operating in that village. A few nigh
since they entered his house and secure
81. 80, which the old man had locke
up in a trunk. So far no clue to Il
thieves has been secured, and we are
the opinion that the robberies will CO
tinue until the thieves are given a do
Of cold lead.
The handsome brick blocks have bee
completed in Seville. The capacity
the hotel has been doubled this white
Iots are advancing every day. Hyc
wsnetoost IN On the ground door CO.
40 I'D huy.
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